WHEREAS THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, have reviewed its Personnel Policy located in the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Upper Freehold, "Chapter IX Personnel Policies" and has determined that a number of provisions of said Ordinance are outdated and no longer consistent with current conditions of the Township and/or New Jersey law; and

WHEREAS THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, have determined it appropriate to amend such ordinance in the areas required to make same consistent with current conditions and New Jersey law; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED THAT THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP do hereby amend the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Upper Freehold "Chapter IX Personnel Policies" and incorporate the above WHEREAS paragraphs as reasons, and hereby amend as follows:

a. The Township shall provide all full time employees with health and medical insurance coverage, which shall include the entire family of the employee, including spouse and all unmarried and unemancipated children who have not yet attained the age of nineteen (19) years whether natural born, adopted or step children who are actually members of the employee's immediate family. New Jersey law requires that all Township employees contribute a minimum of 1.5% of current base salary towards their health benefits cost and the Township also requires an additional 1% contribution of current base salary towards health benefit cost, for a total contribution of 2.5%.

Section 2. All Ordinances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with or in conflict with this Ordinance or any part hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of said inconsistency.

Section 3. If the provisions of any Section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision or clause of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such Order or Judgment shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any Section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision or clause of this Ordinance or any other Ordinance which is referred to herein by reference and to this end, the provisions of this Section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision or clause of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. 

Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect June 1, 2011 and after its passage and publication according to law.